Hydorah
Details
- A game by
- Locomalito
- Music by
- Gryzor87
- Illustrations by
- Marek Barej
- Release
- June 3rd, 2010
- License
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Some rights reserved
A space adventure for classic shmups lovers
Meropticon has declared war on the Omios star. Take the control of your ship and fly as part of the space fleet in a campaing to liberate planets, destroy enemy bases and discover the mysterious force behind the invasion. Biomechanical creatures, exotic planets, climatic threats and black magic are waiting for you!
An horizontal shmup with a non-linear structure and the spirit of a 32-bit era game
Face a large varierty of enemies, dangers and unique situations. Unlock new weapons as you progress, equip them before each mission and increase their power during the action. Learning enemy patterns and the right equipment for each section is the key to win. Keep your eyes open, because the true victory requires more than just shooting.
Game data
- Genre:
Shoot 'em up (Shmup, STG) - View:
Side-scrolling horizontal view - Style:
32-Bit console game - Structure:
Non-linear with 16 levels and 30 boss fights - Length:
Around 50 minutes - Game modes:
Single player - Controls:
Move, attack and special - Graphics:
320x180 pixels base resolution + 32-bit color palette - Sound:
Compact disc digital audio (CDDA) + Samples (DPCM)
Random facts
- Hydorah was born from a thousand shmups. It has the genes from popular sagas like Gradius, R-Type, Darius or Turrican but also from lesser-known titles like Enforcer, Hellfire, X-Multiply, Guardian, Hydefos, Armalyte, Space Manbow and many games from many different systems and genres. However, it has its own personality.
- Making this game was my childhood dream. It was a long and hard road, but I did it!
- The Meroptian biomechanical bodies were inspired by the art of HR Giger and Caterpillar heavy machinery, a mash-up that's been on my head since forever.
- Gryzor87 crafted his own Virginal keyboard years before using it for the music of the Meropticon planet.
- Musicians from different parts of the world joined to produce covers for the Hydorah Original and Arranged Tracks album.
- It had a warm welcome, even if challenging games and shmups were not specially popular in that moment.
- It was featured as one of the best freeware games of 2010 by Gamasutra.
- The enhanced version Super Hydorah was commercially released in 2017.
